High Noon Movie Review 1952

Landmark Western about Hadleyville town marshal Will Kane (Cooper) who faces four professional killers alone, after being abandoned to his fate by the gutless townspeople who profess to admire him. Cooper is the ultimate hero figure, his sheer presence overwhelming. Note the continuing use of the ballad written by Dimitri Tiomkin, "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'" (sung by Tex Ritter) to heighten the tension and action.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 85 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Gunslingers, Westerns, Survival, U.S. Marshals, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Carl Foreman

Cast

Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney, Thomas Mitchell, Otto Kruger, Katy Jurado, Lee Van Cleef, Harry (Henry) Morgan, Robert J. Wilke, Sheb Wooley

Cinematography

Floyd Crosby

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Producer

United Artists, Stanley Kramer

Awards

Oscars 1952: Actor (Cooper), Film Editing, Song ("High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')"), Orig. Dramatic Score; AFI 1998: Top 100; Golden Globes 1953: Actor--Drama (Cooper), Support. Actress (Jurado), Score, Natl. Film Reg. 1989;; N.Y. Film Critics 1952: Director (Zinnemann), Film.